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" BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER AVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAT- : G. E. CARSON, : E H. DENU, Pres. and Treas. Sec. and Mgr. poatoffice at Bemidsl, a0 Sonarons of March 3,187, © Minn., as second-class wmatter ttent a t apnonymous contributions. Writer's name must be n“:'.n wu&: fim. but not n for publication. Comimunications for the Wi Ploneer must reach this office not fater than Tuesday of each week ure publication in the current issue SUBSORIPTION RATES BT HALR. cssecace G000 TRAINING WORTH WHILE. The recent report issued by the Federal Board for Vo- cational Education reveals that twenty-four odd thousand dis- abled soldiers, sailors and marines are being retrained in a wide variety of vocational occupations, An outstanding feature of the report is the retraining which is being granted to the nurses and other women who took an-dctive part in the winning of the war and were disabled while performing their duties. The report showed that approximately 34 per cent of the entire number are enrolled in trade and industrial groups; about 32 per cent qualified for business and commercial train- ing; more than 18 per cent are fitting themselves for agricul- ““#Rose taking agriculture will be more than doubled; only 16 per cent were given professional studies. . ' The number of vocations in which the:veterans are being retrained are many and varied In the trades, alone, men are being fitted for the expert use of every known tool in any me- -chanical field. . Those veterans who are taking instruction in business and commence invariably aspire to administrative positions. In the professions 1,555 have chosen scientific.courses. . The study of medicine finds 598 enrolled. Theology. is -being closely studied by about 50 veterans. A careful survey made by officers of the Federal Board for Vocational Education has brought to light very few who were dissatisfied with the training given them.. has been made to see that the retraining of these men has been complete in every detail, and those whose courses have been finished are now embarked upon a civil career, capable of com- manding big pay, independent in’ the knowledge that they .are masters in their particalar lines, and extremely grateful to the government which has-made all this possible. | It might, however, Ee economical to eléct Mr. Hoover president. He could do his presiding and food controlling all at the same time. = k Osm—— ,Winter‘—and then some more weathér. Old I{ing Céal is a costly old soul. . . ) The Exchange Editor Interesting Stories—Real and Unreal—as Told by the -Editors of the Press of Northern Minnesota—Retold, Rehashed and Commented On by This Editor # WHERE IS THIS? B It is some times puzzling to one not familiar with certain rules govern- ing affairs of a city, as to what lodge a tax-payer must belpng in order to enjoy the privilege of having his sidewalk cleared by the city snow plow. SUGAR—NOT SALT. There seems to be a silver lining to the sugar cloud at last. Several storekeepers in the twin cities have been arrested for making customers buy things they didn’t want in order to get sugar. In Duluth a merchant was arrested for charging 25 cents per pound for sugar. One correspon- dent states positively that he had seen sugar secreted by a mercharit in - sacks marked “salt.” But if the federal department makes an example of a few of these cases there will soon be a stop to it. IT IS TO LAUGH. . . The Duluth Daily Herald ¢arried a scare-head last week on the front page telling its readers that President Wilson is exercising due diligence in selecting a secretary of the treasury, and he “is not influenced .by those who favor a political appointment.” Yes, we guess not.. Either the Herald has forgotten the prominent part Mr. Wilson took in the last congressional fight, in nearly every state in the union, by making personal appeals to the voters to elect democrats, or the Herald ignores this bit of history for political reasons. as well prepare for the millenium. 5 WAS HE KNIGHTED? There is a story going the rounds-of the press that John J. Pershing, was knighted by King George of England, while over seas with the Ameri- can forces for the purpose of licking “Billy Hoenzollern.” If this is true it puts a cloud on his title to thé presidency of the United States, for no man who: has humbled himself by kneeling to a foreign monarch can be a ptesident in a democratic government like the United States. If the story is true and becomes generally known, he will be about as popular at the next election as a prohibition lecturer at a “Dutch Picnic.” . “TOUCHING. PROBLEMS.” One of the problems, real big ones confronting us today is the “High Cost of Living.” The only bigger one is “How to Reduce It.” They both touth the pocket book. HE’S SOME SPEAKER. “Larry Ho” Hodgson, Mayor of St. Paul, doesn’t lqak like much of a ‘slpeaker.’ In fact, he doesn’t look like a real big mah, but he sure did uncork” himself when -be talked to the editors at St. Cloud last Friday night. Before he was mayor of St. Paul he earned his living by writing for ' the newspapers. He made quite a “hit” then, and since he ‘has talked his way to three squares a day, he ought to be some high liver. REGULAR VISITORS. . The Baudette'Re_gion announces that the Flu is around again and that politicians are beginning to be annoyed. We notice also that Bill Noonan PLAYING IT SAFE. The Gully Advance advises its readers that in the next issue of that paper there will appear a poem by a local woer of the muse. ZB:».o Cush- man evidently is taking no chances with his readers. SOME RECORD Thief River Falls reports 31 arrests th i Ly Loty e past year and only eight were tural pursuits, with strong indications that the: percentage of| Every effort] . NEWSOF THE THEATERS - Ry ' THE SERGEANT WINS. Overnndght from . chdperdn ot 2|ROAD WORK IS FACILITATED nasty tempered ' cavalry - horse breakfast 'mate of the Colonel of the| regiment is Sergeant Bill Gray's rec- ord in ‘“Twenty-three and a Half Hours’ Leave,” the delightful screen comedy at the Elko theatre tonight, also Thursday, matinee and eyening. | Morever, he wins the heart of the Colonel’'s daughter for good measure and numerous moneys bet with his friends in khaki that he would break muffins with the C. O. or bust. The picture was adapted from . Mary Roberts Rinehart’s magazine story of the same time and marks the first apearance as a starring team of the latest Thomas H. Ince luminaries, | Doris May and Douglas. McLean. The picture is a comedy. It is<one of the best comedies of the year. ' An army cantonment is the background and training days the time, withi--not a word of war in it, but the most prejudiced cannot possibly of)’ject tc these facts in the face of the splendid’ story which is told. SCREEN FOOD FOR THOUGHT. Something to think about is of- fered to patrons of the Elko theatre Friday and Saturday, where lIrene Castle's picture, “The . Invisible Bond,” is being shown. /It is aout a young husband who insisted upon his ‘“‘personal liberty” . and the tragedy which me made’out of his married life. B NAZIMOVA—REX. In “Toys of Fate,’” starring the great Nazimova, which will be shown at the Rex theatre tonight the won- derful Russian star, has been de- clared to have surpassed. her mar- velous work in her previous: Screen Classics, Inc., super-picture, ‘‘Re- 'velation.” As a gypsy princess, Na- zimova brings all the histrionic tal- ent which has made her-famous into effective play. . TR ) This is Nazimova’s "Idtest' screen. masterpiece, a gripping drama; in which. the :.gifted actresg is given wide scope to display her tremendous dramatic powers. Hagar, the young wife of Pharos, the gypsy chief, leaves her husband and child for the Iluxuries the wealthy Bruce Griswold can give her. Tiring of her, he tells her to go back to her tribe, as he is going to marry a girl of his own class. She throws herself from an upper window, and her body is found by her husband. He finds a pleture of Griswold in a locket around her neck, and swears to be revenged. = The star is surrounded with a bril- liant cast of celebrated ‘PMyers in this Screén Classics’ prodyctigh de luxe, released by Metro. Every mem- ber of the cast ‘is “well known :to theatregoers. . A Hank Mann comedy wil also be shown. . . HERE IT IS. In the “Filmusical-Comedy’’ . ver- sion of “Oh; “Boy!” coming to the Rex Friday and Saturday, June Cap- rice, one gfithe screen’s most popular personalitiés, will ve co-starred with Creighton Hale, who originally play- ed in the stage production in Phila- delphia, contract with the Albert Capellani Productions;- Inc., to be featureéd:as the stars in a series of motion picture special productions to ) lirected and produced by Albert Qapellani. Miss Caprice wil enact thé role which was made famous by Anna‘'Wheaton in the original presentation of the piece on thestage. FARNUM SUNDAY. - Beginning next Sunday the noted |, William Fox star, William -Farnum, wil be seen at the Rex theatre for two days in his latest de luxe pro- duction, “The Lone Star Ranger,” a dramatization' of the stirring novel of the Texag:border by Zane Grey. In this play Mr. Farnum is gaid to give one of his finest portrayals of western character. The story’ contains a love theme exquisitely deevioped. -Admirers of Mr. Farnum in this city already know his ability to throw his 'mag- When President Wilson forgets his partisanship we may |- has started his “Open Letter” campaign to some of his political “friends.” | . . ltown. netic personality into an emotional role, and there can be little ‘doubt that a treat is in store for them.’ $5.000 REWARD, An advertisement in the “Lost and Found’ column of a local newspaper offering $5,000 reward for informa- tion leading to the recovery of a famous pearl necklace, known as the Cadogan Collar, is the first intima- tion the public has had concerning the most daring theft ever perpe- trated in this city and beyond doubt the most haqllng mystery that has confronted. the local police in years. Alison Landis, an actress, from whom the priceless gem was: stolen, has given the police two important clues, but, after ruuuing them-down for two weeks, the officials,,admit they are no nearer a solutign than when the robbery ‘was firstpeported. Put on your sleuthing clothessand Louis Joseph Vances’ greatest mys- Louis Joseph Vances greatest mys- tery melodrama at the Grand theatre tonight and tomorrow. FLYING SCOUT NAMED FOR MISS WINTER. The name of Mary Miles Minter figures prominently as a method of attracting attention to the All-Amer- ican Pathfinders Unit, U. 'S.. Army Air Service, which toured the conti- nent to arouse interest in aviation. The name of the Realart star on the fuselage of the scout plane seldom failed to draw comments when the big Curtiss machine alighted in a Nine big airplanes left Min- both of ‘whom are under] Effect of Amendments: Passed Last February Is Shown in Report of Secretary Houston. Amendments to the federal aid roand act passed last' February have greatly facilitated: the: work: of putting the country' on a ‘ggdd rogds basis, in the opinion of David F. Houston, secretary of agriculture.” These amendments, in brief, increase from $10,000 to $20,000 per mile the amount of federal funds that may be expended by one road and considerably broaden the definition of what constitutes a rural post road. The act as it now stands, says Secretary Houston in his annual report, places only three limitations on the type of road which may be bullt, as fol- lows: ' “That the roads shall be ‘substan- tial in character” This means that the rond must be so constructed that it will earry the prospective traffic with such maintenance expenses that the total annual charges will represent a reasonable expénditure for the public service rendered by the highway. It is to the interest of the states that the road:. on which federal funds are used he substantially constructed. because the law requires them, or their civil subdivisions, as n prerequisite to ‘re- ceiving further funds.. to - maintain properly all roads built with federal aid. There is nothing.in the law which restricts types of construction between mirrower limits than those established by sound finance and good engineering practice. “That the amount™contributed from the federal treasury is ‘connected with any road shal! not exceed 50 per cent of its cost or $20,000 a mile. The main thing is 1o build a rond that will stand the traffic in the particular section of: the country where it is constructed. JThe econditions in. certain regions may require a heavy. comparatively high- cost type of rond. while in others a lower cost type may meet all the re- quirements. Sentiment is growing throughout the country, even in the newer sections, in favor of more sub- stantial roads. “That the road must he a ‘rural post road’ as defined in"the act as nmended ; that s, ‘any public road a major por- tion of which is now used. or can be A Scene Typical of Nation-Wide Activ- ity in Good Road Building—Good Roads, Secretary Houston Declares in His Recent Annual Report, Are a Prerequisite to the Orderly and Sys- tematic Marketing of Farm Prod- ucts, for the Establishment of Satis- factory Rurai:Schools and for .the Development of a Richer and More Attractive Rural Life. used, or forms a connecting link not to exceed ten miles in length of any. road or roads now or hereafter used for the transportation of the United States -mails.’ _Under the original wording of the law federal funds could be expended only on roads upon which the United States mails ‘now are or may hereafter be transported.’ act the regulations governing its ad- ministration and the standards for plans, specifications and estimates were modified, and one of the most successful former.state highway engi- neers in the country was placed in charge of the federal aild road work. ‘He has at his disposal a large staff of local and district, engineer aids, and needed. An advisory committee, com- posed of representatives of the state highway department, selected at the request of the department, by the American Association of State High- way Officlals, with due regard to geo- appointed to work in intimate touch with the federal bureaun, meeting with its officers at stated periods and at such other times as may seem desin able.” eola, Long Island, on the trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Mies Minter was unable to be pres- ent to christen the ship named in her honor as she was at Dedham, Mass., engaged in making exteriors for her first Realart production, “Anne of Green Gables,” which is playing at the Grand theatre Satur- day and Sunday. Realart officials have been quick to see the distinct value of the flight of the Minter plane with the government squad, and have launched a campaign of publicity to assist the army and also to flash the name of Mary Miles Min- ter from the air before millions of people in hundreds of cities. Bemidji Lodge No. 119, L 0.-0. F,, Beltrami -Ave. and 4th St., meets every Friday evening at 8 o’clock. THIS WEEK THIRD DEGREE, Social Session, Grand Master and Grand Secre- tary will be in attendance C. J. Winter, N. G., Tel. 8623 R. A. Hannah, Rec. Sec., Tel 719W R e R-E-X SUNDAY, Two Days. - WM. FARNUM - |In Zane Gray’s Dramatic Story “THE LONE STAR RANGER” |A romance of the great south- west, from the Standard' Pic- tures of the Fox Film Corpora- tion. GET YOU WANT TO GET IT IN THE . GREAT WANT GETTER, THE BEMIDJI PIONEER 'THE GREAT RUSSIAN ACTRESS‘ NAZIMOVA | “Following the.amendments to -the no pains will be spared to provide any, further federal assistance that may be graphic considerations, also has been | NAZIMOVA in "TOYS OF FATE" Toys of Fate " A drama that thrills your very soul A Screen Classics, Inc., production HANK MANN COMEDY UNION SIX PIECE ORCHESTRA 10c and 25¢ Matinees 2:30 Night 7:20 and 9:00 —_——- ) Give them a room of their own “Keep your hands off the piano— take your feet out of that chair —stop that hammering— Do sit down and read a book.” That's what the children hear from morning to night as soon as cold wedther begins. There’s no place to play. And healthy children must & Why not give them a room of their own? = *""Jen't there some space in the attic or some unused room that could be fixed for them. No need for the muss or delay of plastering. 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